External Professional Development Resources

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln provides faculty with many external resources to help with their professional development, including the NCFDD, Inside Higher Ed, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. These resources have articles, webinars, and workshops on many important topics for faculty. Here are steps for accessing these free resources.

NCFDD

1. Visit ncfdd.org.
2. Click on Become a Member.
3. In the dropdown menu, select University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
4. Click Continue and then Activate My Membership.
5. Complete the registration form using your @unl.edu email address.  As you register, you can also sign up for NCFDD’s Monday Motivator emails, which provide helpful advice on navigating your career as a faculty member.

Inside Higher Ed

Faculty have unlimited access to articles in Inside Higher Ed through the University Libraries subscription. It can also be accessed through the Libraries catalog.

Chronicle of Higher Education

1. Visit chronicle.com.
2. Click on Sign In in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Look for “Don't have a Chronicle account? Sign Up" and click on Sign Up.
4. Enter your information using your @unl.edu email address. The box to indicate that you would like to receive the daily Academe Today newsletter will already be checked; uncheck it if you choose not to receive this newsletter.
5. Click Sign Up at the bottom of the form.
6. You will receive a confirmation email. Click Confirm your Email Address in that confirmation email.
7. You will be asked to update your profile. Do so, and then click Update Profile.
8. To access your account to make changes and set preferences, click on the Person Icon in the upper right corner of the page.